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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
In-depth review of the Huawei G8 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2, Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.5 inches, 167 g) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
It's the Mate S in a cheaper guiseRead more
The G8 is a great phone for the price, but it's also competing against the Moto X Play; not an easy task.Read more
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An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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User rating
5
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5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
7 %
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemWindows Mobile 6.1Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.53 GHz1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory288 MB3 GB3 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
N/A
Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP4

Display

Screen size3.2 in5.5 in5.2 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors65K16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDRnononono
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS LCDIPS LCD
Pixel density
N/A
401.0 ppi424.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution15.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage512 MB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage16GB64GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Material
N/A
Metal
N/A
Metal

Dimensions

Height4.25 in6.0 in5.78 in6.18 in
Width2.09 in3.01 in2.86 in3.06 in
Depth0.54 in0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight4.14 oz5.89 oz5.04 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximity
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.04.04.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
N/A
N/A
NFCnono
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
USB version2.02.0
N/A
3.1
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGPSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEnoyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1100.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h300.0 h360.0 h437.0 h
Talk time5.0 h5.0 h18.0 h25.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nono
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium PolymerLithium Polymer

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